Sunday, November 9, 2008

Frustrations and Excitement

I am writing this post our of frustration and excitement. I am frustrated in regards to this areas attitude toward the donor company we have chosen to work with and at home insems in general. I called my OBGYN to see if I could get a CMV test done. I spoke to the nurse who then spoke to the doctor. She called me back and was very negative about the whole idea of it. She told me that my doctor refuses to do the test because he is not familiar with the company that I have chosen and without even researching it has decided it was not a safe place for me to use and that my only option is with the Sperm bank that he works with. I explain to her that I have done careful research and has found nothing negative about the company and that I have even checked out state certifications. She didnt seem to care and went on about how unsafe at home insemination is. I then checked with the other medical facility in the area. I called and got ahold of a patient assistant who I explain that I wanted to work with this particular sperm bank and she told me that that should be no problem but she wanted me to speak to the nurse practicioner and that they had to call me back. I waited and received a voicemail awhile later with the same woman that the nurse practicioner would not be calling me because they don't do that sort of thing and I heard nothing more. I felt like crying because here my husband was pushing me to get the CMV test and I couldn't get someone to do it. Since, I don't need doctor approval to do I have decided to go ahead and get only negative sperm and basically screw them.
So, the excitement part is that we went ahead and ordered the sperm and it should arrive today. This is my first time and very nervous in getting the timing right. Currently, my plan is that I am taking the OPK test everyday and when I get my positive we will inseminate 12 hrs later and then 24 hrs later. I just hope this works because my poor husband wont have the patience for us to keep trying and trying. Wish me luck!

On a side note: As I write this post the sperm arrived I guess its going to happen :)